Philip Togni, Ca' Togni Black Muscat, 1997 GERMANYCOUNT326 and harder terrain produce a

and harder terrain produce a Pinot Noir with lush ripeness and voluptuous tannins that outpace Champans in richness

including 12% red wine) and Pinot Noir (18%)

a small and meticulous producer

The 2015 vintage showcases the vineyard's south-facing slope at 320 meters elevation

the cellar merely transforms

Philip Togni, Ca' Togni Black Muscat, 1997 GERMANYCOUNT326 and harder terrain produce aA genuine Napa curiosity: a sweet red dessert wine from Black Hamburg (a. k. a. Black Muscat), thought to be the only planting of the grape in the valley. Philip Togni farms it on a quarter acre at his estate near the top of Spring Mountain, the same legendary site behind his ageworthy Cabernet. The wine is grapey and perfumed in the Muscat way but built on a dark, red fruited frame, sweet without being cloying. A 1997 like this has had decades to